Jabba Glob Figure by Hasbro

September 18, 2009

This figure came out around the time of The Phantom Menace. It’s a bit different from the other Jabba action figures in that it is made of a relatively soft, rubbery material. (I also have a sealed case of these figures.)

It comes with a can of green goo and a number of plastic “froggies” that you put into Jabba’s head. When you squeeze the head, the goo and froggies are supposed to come out of the slit in Jabba’s mouth. I guess you could say it’s in the “gross out” genre of toys. While I get that Jabba is a disgusting character in some ways, I don’t really understand how they arrived at this concept, since there aren’t really any scenes of Jabba vomiting slime in the movies. My slime hasn’t completely dried out, but it is a lot less runny than it used to be (at least judging by the picture on the back of the package).

The sculpt isn’t bad, but I think it’s based on the Episode One Jabba, which I don’t care for that much compared to the Return of the Jedi version. It’s also very green, which throws the whole likeness off in my opinion.